State Supreme Court / Cal.

In Re Sade C.

Decided August 26, 1996. Stanley Mosk wrote the opinion for the court.

13 Cal. 4th 952 · Cited 603 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

People v. Wende · 600 P.2d 1071
In Re Marilyn H · 851 P.2d 826
State v. Balfour · 814 P.2d 1069
People v. Feggans · 67 Cal. 2d 444
In Re the Welfare of Hall · 664 P.2d 1245
Vernon S. v. Jerome C. · 906 P.2d 1275
McKane v. Durston · 153 U.S. 684
County of Los Angeles Department of Adoptions v. Guadalupe O. · 155 Cal. App. 3d 631
Denham v. Superior Court · 468 P.2d 193
San Diego County Department of Social Services v. Angeline W. · 150 Cal. App. 3d 865
In Re Angelica · 39 Cal. App. 4th 1007
In Re Jesse H. · 126 Cal. App. 3d 1048
Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335
People v. Ramirez · 599 P.2d 622
In Re Malinda S. · 795 P.2d 1244
Detrich v. Carolyn B. · 579 P.2d 514
People v. Brigham · 599 P.2d 100
Lake County Mental Health Department v. Susan T. · 884 P.2d 988
Adoption of Alexander S. · 750 P.2d 778
In Re Nash · 61 Cal. 2d 491
Berger v. Godden · 163 Cal. App. 3d 1113
Merced County Department of Social Services v. Christopher W. · 222 Cal. App. 3d 234
People v. Laylah K. · 229 Cal. App. 3d 1496
County of Sacramento v. Lackner · 97 Cal. App. 3d 576
In Re the Marriage of Ananeh-Firempong · 219 Cal. App. 3d 272

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People v. Martinez · 246 Cal. App. 4th 1226
Iraheta v. Superior Court · 83 Cal. Rptr. 2d 471
In Re Jesusa · 85 P.3d 2
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Smith v. Robbins · 528 U.S. 259
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